It turned out that shortly after Song Changsheng set off for Sunset City, Song Qingxing took Song Qingxi down the mountain to practice.
They traversed the entire Moon-Gazing Mountain Range and finally entered Liuyun Market. They met many Demon Beasts along the way, and also encountered many Rogue Cultivators who had suffered tribulations, but without exception, they all fell under the sword of Song Qingxings.
An episode also occurred during this period, that is, Song Qingxi discovered the bloodthirsty and cruel side of Song Qingxing, and his killing methods were extremely bloody.
Song Qingxi always kept in mind what Song Changsheng said to her, so she had a very unpleasant fight with him. In the end, with her efforts, Song Qingxing's methods softened a lot.
They only stayed in Liuyun Market for a few days, and then they entered Liuyun Mountain Range. These two kids were also big-hearted, and that was the territory of the Chou Clan and Earth Fire Sect.
Fortunately, their information is classified as top secret within the Song Clan and has not been leaked. They have rarely appeared in Vast Peak in recent years and have not attracted the attention of others. Otherwise, these two young seedlings would have died.
And their luck was pretty good. They found a Ancient Cultivator's Abode by accident. It was the first time for both of them to go down the mountain. It is said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, so they actually broke in directly.
Fortunately, cave abode has been there for some years, and its owner is just a relatively poor Foundation Establishment Rogue Cultivator, and does not have any powerful methods left behind. Otherwise, with their cultivation level, they would probably be trapped there.
Even so, their exploration of cave abode was still full of dangers. Thanks to the protective objects Song Changsheng left for them before leaving, the two of them were able to escape unscathed.
Although it is dangerous, the reward is not small. The Second-Tier Low-Grade long sword in Song Qingxing's hand was obtained from it, as was the Paper Kite controlled by Song Qingxi.
Speaking of this Paper Kite, Song Changsheng was a little envious of their luck.
There are also two Paper Kite Song Clan. Song Changsheng rode it when he first went down the mountain. It is a very rare ride for Qi Condensation Cultivator. Law Artifact has always wanted to get one when Song Changsheng was still Qi Condensation Stage, but failed to do so.
Unexpectedly, I got Song Qingxi the first time I went down the mountain. I can only say that luck can't be stopped.
After the two of them finished exploring cave abode, Song Qingxing wanted to continue going deeper into the Liuyun Mountain Range. Fortunately, Song Qingxi stopped him in time.
After the two returned to Little Green Mountain, they went down the mountain twice more to practice. After experiencing the wind and rain, their actual combat abilities improved a lot, and they also gained a new perspective...
After listening to Song Qingxi's narration, Song Changsheng is quite satisfied. Although he is a little bolder, the result is good.
Doesn't he himself often talk about "finding wealth through danger"?
"Yes, your performance exceeded my expectations. Originally, I was still thinking about whether to arrange the Coming of Age Ceremony trial for you according to the regulations of Lineage. Now it seems that it is not necessary. You have reached the independent standard."
Song Changsheng rubbed the little girl's soft hair, with a smile on her face. Their performance was far beyond that of their peers.
"Is there any reward?" Song Qingxi spread his white hands in front of Song Changsheng and said, a hint of cunning flashed in his bright eyes.
"What do you want?"
He is now considered to be relatively well-off, and when he said this, he was still quite strong-willed.
Song Qingxi held his little face in his hands and thought for a while, "I want a piece of defense Law Artifact."
"Okay, I will refine one for you when I have time. It will definitely suit your needs." Song Changsheng smiled slightly. Refining weapons was a trivial matter to him.
"By the way, when I went up the mountain, I saw everyone talking about Clan Competition. Doesn't Clan Competition happen once every three years?"
"This is a temporary decision by Lineage. Theoretically, all qualified members of Lineage must participate, but you and Qingxing are under special circumstances and should not be exposed to the public, so we did not notify you."
"Oh, that's right." Song Qingxi nodded, not very interested.
Song Changsheng glanced at her and said with a smile, "What, you want to participate too?"
"Is that okay?" Song Qingxi's dim eyes suddenly became brighter, and his voice became much more cheerful.
"As long as you want to participate, there's nothing wrong with it, but you can only be assigned to Minor Arena. With your cultivation, you're a bit of a bully."
Song Qingxi is only sixteen years old and is an underage monk. She can only compete with the underage disciples of Lineage. Her cultivation level of Qi Condensation Seventh Layer belongs to the only one. She has gone down the mountain to practice several times and has seen blood more than once. Fighting with those tribesmen who have never gone down the mountain is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.
Not only do they have more actual combat experience than them, but their cultivation level is even higher than theirs. How can this be a trade fair?
Unexpectedly, Song Qingxi almost jumped up with joy and said with great expectation, "Then I can get the first place? I want to participate!"
Song Changsheng smiled helplessly and had no objection. Song Qingxing can't be exposed yet, but Song Qingxi doesn't matter. Although the sixteen-year-old Qi Condensation Seventh Layer is a bit eye-catching, it has not yet reached the level of being scary. It just happens to stimulate the younger generation of Lineage.
"The competition is just a month away. Since you want to participate, you should prepare well and come back first."
"Don't worry, I won't lose." Song Qingxi waved his fist and said confidently.
Qing Province, Golden Crow Mountain Range.
As the largest mountain range in Great Qi Cultivation World, Golden Crow Mountain Range stretches tens of thousands of miles from north to south, with endless mountains and dense forests that can't be seen at a glance.
The base camp of the Golden Crow Sect is on Jinyang Peak of the Golden Crow Mountain Range. Jinyang Peak is as high as ten thousand ren, like a sharp sword thrust into the sky.
The majestic palace complex is located on the mountainside, as if it is in the clouds.
At this moment, Golden Crow Sect Master Cheng Muqiu looked at the information gathered in his hands, frowning and saying nothing.
"Junior sister, what do you think about this?" After a while, he handed the information in his hand to an attractive woman next to him.
Liu Qingping did not read the information he handed over, but sighed and said, "Senior Martial Brother, it doesn't matter what I think, the key is what Grand Elder thinks.
You also know how much he likes Xia Qingxue and how much effort he has put into her. Now Dao Protector Dai Zichen has died, Xia Qingxue is missing, and all the evidence points to the Heavenly Meridian Sect at the same time. What else do you think? "
Cheng Muqiu frowned and said, "Don't you think the source of this information is too suspicious? If this matter was really done by the Heavenly Meridian Sect, how could it be known to us so easily?"
"Where's the evidence? Suspicion must be well-founded. You don't want to rely on unfounded guesses to convince Grand Elder, do you?" Liu Qingping said helplessly.
She and Cheng Muqiu actually have the same view. This matter is not as simple as it seems, but the key point is that these are all their speculations and there is no substantive evidence at all!
What she was talking about was exactly what gave Cheng Muqiu a headache. More than half a month had passed since Dai Zichen was ambushed and killed. He had mobilized all his strength to find the murderer.
They sent people to check the traces of the incident and found that there were at least three murderers who ambushed Dai Zichen, including one Late Purple Mansion Stage, so Dai Zichen didn't even have a chance to escape.
The other party did it very cleanly, and it was impossible to tell where the murderer came from from the traces.
But think about it with your head, there are countless Great Qi Cultivation World, Purple Palace Cultivator, and there are only five forces that can dispatch more than three Purple Palace Cultivator at the same time.
They are Golden Crow Sect, Heavenly Meridian Sect, Sunset City, Heavenly Sword Sect, and Demon Subduing Hall.
Golden Crow Sect Needless to say.
Sunset City has been in a state of absolute neutrality for thousands of years. There is no reason to do such a thing, and it is even less possible to put the blame on the Heavenly Meridian Sect, because they are facing Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and are Great Qi Kingdom's barrier. Great Qi Kingdom's chaos will only bring harm but no good to them.
Heavenly Sword Sect is the second largest sect after Sunset City. In some aspects, it is even stronger. They have the ability to commit crimes, but they have no motive to commit crimes.
Because if a war really breaks out between the Golden Crow Sect and Heavenly Meridian Sect, Heavenly Sword Sect, as a vassal of the Heavenly Meridian Sect, must bear the brunt of it, which will be a thankless task.
It is even more impossible that there is only one Demon Subduing Hall left. Demon Subduing Hall, as a huge force spread all over Human Cultivation World, has always taken the elimination of demons and defense as its own responsibility, specializing in slaying demons and subduing demons, and never getting involved in power struggles. This is also the reason why they can live in harmony with various local forces.
They did this, and once they were discovered, Demon Subduing Grand Hall would send someone to clean up the door without Golden Crow Sect taking action.
After thinking about it, the only one left is Heavenly Meridian Sect.
The two sides have been fighting openly and secretly for thousands of years. Over the years, countless outstanding disciples have been strangled in the cradle by the other side. Xia Qingxue, as the direct descendant of Grand Elder, is extremely talented and extremely mysterious. It is entirely possible for the Heavenly Meridian Sect to assassinate him out of fear.
Moreover, the spies they placed in the Heavenly Meridian Sect showed that Heavenly Meridian Sect did have unusual personnel changes during that period.
Looking at it this way, Heavenly Meridian Sect did not run away, but Cheng Muqiu always felt that there was something fishy in it, but could never find evidence to prove it.
Among the Unseen, he felt that there was an invisible big hand stirring things up behind this matter in order to intensify the conflict and contradiction between the Golden Crow Sect and Heavenly Meridian Sect.
"Who are you? Don't let me catch you!" Cheng Muqiu clenched his fists, and there was a flash of killing intent in his eyes.
At this time, the door of the main hall suddenly opened with a bang.
Cheng Muqiu was a little upset and was about to scold him, but when he saw the person clearly, he suddenly came to his senses, quickly stood up, and respectfully held his hands in his hands and said, "Greetings, Grand Elder."
Liu Qingping also stood up and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at the other person.
A figure walked in slowly. He was wearing a red-gold Golden Crow patterned robe. He looked extremely thin, with a withered face and gray hair, as if it could be blown down by the wind.
But as Sect Master and Great Elder, they were respectful and did not dare to have the slightest contempt, because this old man who seemed to be dying was the number one master of the Golden Crow Sect and even Great Qi Cultivation World - [True Lord Jinyang] Su Ding!
He is the only Golden Core Great Perfection in the entire Great Qi Cultivation World and the only Fourth-Tier Supreme-Grade Alchemist. His strength is unfathomable and he has killed more than one Demon King.
At the same time, he is also the living fossil of Great Qi Cultivation World. He is already more than 1,200 years old this year. Golden Core Cultivator's lifespan is only a thousand years in theory. He has lived for more than two hundred years.
The reason why Golden Crow Sect can steadily suppress Heavenly Meridian Sect is that the existence of True Lord Jinyang is very crucial.
Xia Qingxue is his Direct Disciples. In terms of seniority, he is much higher than Cheng Muqiu.
Su Ding's sharp gaze fell on Cheng Muqiu like a hawk, and said in a hoarse voice, "Is there any news about my disciple?"
"Reply to Grand Elder, not yet, but her Soul Lamp is still on, so there should be no danger to her life." Cheng Muqiu and Liu Qingping looked at each other and replied bravely.
"Then have you found the murderer?" Su Ding approached step by step. Cheng Muqiu felt the pressure on his body getting bigger and bigger. With his Purple Mansion Great Perfection cultivation level, he was even a little breathless.
"The initial judgment is Heavenly Meridian Sect, but this junior thinks there may be something fishy in it."
"Evidence."
Su Ding is now less than ten feet away from Cheng Muqiu.
Cheng Muqiu swallowed his saliva and said bravely, "I haven't found it yet. Please give me a little more time."
"Hmph!"
A cold snort sounded in Cheng Muqiu's ears like thunder, almost making him stand unsteadily. He was suddenly shocked. The gap was so big?
At this time, Liu Qingping also stood up and said, "Grand Elder, this disciple also thinks this matter is too strange. Please give us some more time to find the truth."
Su Ding stared at the two of them indifferently, making them feel palpitations.
After a while, Su Ding walked away, leaving only a sentence full of murderous intent. "I'll give you another month. If you can't find any new evidence, then go to war with the Heavenly Meridian Sect. The majesty of the Golden Crow Sect cannot be challenged!"
After Su Ding left, the heavy pressure in the hall suddenly disappeared. Cheng Muqiu almost collapsed on the ground. Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator's aura was so terrifying.
"One month, time is too tight." Cheng Muqiu looked ugly, Grand Elder was determined to go to war with the Heavenly Meridian Sect.
Liu Qingping said helplessly, "Almost everyone thinks that Heavenly Meridian Sect is the mastermind behind this. The outside world is watching our reaction, but it has been more than half a month and we have still not taken any action. There are already rumors from the outside world.
If no action is taken, the elders and disciples below may become dissatisfied. "
"Oh, I understand, but it is unwise to start a war with the Heavenly Meridian Sect at this juncture." Cheng Muqiu shook his head and sighed, and walked out of the hall.
"Where is Senior Martial Brother going?"
"I'm going to meet the other two True Person. Even if I can't change Grand Elder's mind, at least give us some more time."
At this moment, Song Changsheng didn't know that the cloud of war was approaching, and he was worried about how to wake up Xia Qingxue.
These days, he would come to perform [Light of Revival] on her from time to time, and Song Luzhou also gave her Medicinal Pills, which was specially refined for her healing.
Xia Qingxue's injuries also improved very quickly, but the strange thing is that her soul has been in a coma with no signs of waking up.
Song Changsheng even doubted whether she had turned into a vegetative state. If that was the case, it would be too cheating.
In order to figure out what this is, Song Changsheng soaks in Scripture Repository every day, trying to find clues in the vast smoke-like text.
After more than ten days in a row, he finally found some relevant records...